The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-26
THE STATE.

Miss Kate Manlove, of Crystal Springs,
died at her home, last week.
The Synod of Mississippi will meet
at Meridian, November %.
The Aberdeen people expect their
fair to be great success.
Mr.. G.. \. Harris has severed his con-
nection with the Brandon Democrat.
Cotton is pouring into Crystal Springs
from Simpson county on the free ferry
across the Pearl.
The report that Mrs. Josie Bracey,
daughter of the late II. +. Johnson,
was dead, was a mistake.
Ex-U. S. Senator B. X. Bruce, (col.) },
formerly of this State, is now deliver
ing lectures in the West.
The fortune tellers have been captur-
ing all the spare silver from the young
people of Hazlehurst of late.
We regret to hear of the death of Mr..
John Baldwin, of Canton, which sad
event occurred last Thursday.
Mr.. w. G. Williams has been appoint
ed postmaster at Linwnod, in this cOun-
ty, vice Ellis Patrick, resigned.
Mrs. Lily Weems Clarke, wife of Dr.
2. b. Clarke, of Kosciusko, died in that
town, last week. Her death is sincerely
regretted.
The Knights of Labor at Biloxi, have
obtained a charter, and will soon estab-
fish factory for canning oysters, vege-
tables, etc.
A new postofice has been established
in Simpson county, to be known as Fairs
dale, and Miss Kate McCallum appoint
ed postmistress.
Aberdeen desires her corporate limits
to be extended so as to take in thOus
ands of people living just without the
present line.
Mr.. w. L Latting, former Missis
sippi boy, has been received under the
care of the Memphis Presbytery, as
candidate for the ministry.
The municipal council of Yazoo City
has repealed the cow ordinance passed
in September, and now the cattle again
have the freedom of the city.
On October 18th, the Baptist church
at West Point, which was Just nearing
completion at cost of $4,000, was
destroyed by fire. No insurance.
The ship yard near Pascagoula have
largely Increased their facilities and
work can be done there cheaper than
at Mobile and at neighboring ports.
Miss Maude Exum, of West Point,
who so gracefully welcomed the Press
to that city last year, was married on
Wednesday last, to Mr.. III. III. Bacon.
Mr. W. A. Hurt has sold the Winona
T. I =.
the future devote his time to the ubli- |
cation of "The Farmer" an agricul- |
tural paper.
The depot at Leland was burned last |
week, destroying one hundred barrels |
of fine -four and about seven hundred |
dollars worth of other goods for a mer-
chant at that place.
We learn from the Greenwood Enter
prise that killing deer and turkeys are
mere pastimes that almost growing
stale with lovers of the gun, in the
swamps of Lefore.
The two daughters of Hon. Thomas
w. White, of fernando, Mississippi,
sailed for Europe from New York, on
the 10Th inst, to complete their stucies
at Carlsrhue, Germany.
Rev. T. l.. Haman, though still in
charge of the Walden church, has
his postoffice address to French
Camp, where he has moved his family
to enjoy the benefit of the excellent
schools.
Rev. G. w. Grafton, Moderator, has
called meeting of the Presbytery of
to be held in Port Gibson,
October q, at / a. m, for the purpose
Of dissolving the pastoral relation be-
tween Rev. George Woodbridge, and
the Rodney and Bethel churches
The Catholic church in Yazoo City,
was the scene of beautiful double
Wedding last week, the high contracting +,
parties being as follows: Mr.. Maurice
Cummings and Miss Philomena Twell-
meyer, and Mr.. Francis Van SNYDER
ind Miss Mary Twellmeyer.
In Aberdeen recently a number of q
persons were invited to 'possum sup t
ger at hotel. They went and partook {
heartily of the good cheer 1t now APP a
,ears that one of the 'possums was =
at, and the banqueters are hunting for
he cook, who has fed to the woods
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The firm of Houston & Reynolds, of i
aberdeen, has been succeeded by the
rm of Houston, Reynolds & Houston. 7
t is composed of Hon. w. S. Houston,
f Okolona, who will in future reside
q Aberdeen; r. o. Reynolds, Jr., and
}. w. Houston, sons of tie former
lembers of the firm. a
Rev. G. w. Trawick has accepted the t.
of Canal Street PRESBYTERIAN o
'hurch at New Orleans, where he is o
ow located. During the summer he !. u
lade extensive travels in foreign coun- :,
res, spending most of the time in y y
cotland. Mr.. Trawick is Mississippi 4
oy, having been raised in Crystal e
prings. in
Oxford student to l. /. and G. girl b
o what class do you.belong? l. l. and
girl:-The first session | was told |
elonged to the Freshman class; the 10
'cond year thought belonged to the Ii
reshman class, and this session kno,c
am Freshman.-College Echo. The
Dove shows that it is rather difficult 81
after to rise above the Freshman class g.
/. the Industrial Institute. =
A private letter from Greenwood.
ritten Monday, gives us the following Fl
formation. 1t shows how people can
mistaken with apparently splendid
-idence to guide them: "John, the La
gro and his wife that were supposed tol
have been lynched by the negro Ma
ms, have both turned up alive and
I'll. The woman has returned to her &c
4 stamping ground, and says her hus- tn
nd is over on Deer Creek. They had II,
yht negroes here in Jail that were sup an
sed to be implicated in it, but they an
re all turned out this evening. They 80 81
We been tracing this thing up for the ~
It two weeks, and it has all turned fn1
t to be fizzle.n ms
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